Shoe-polishing machine.



No. 868,313. PATBNTED OCT.15,1907.

P. MAGIDSONy S. PRNTZ L A. WOLKOSKY. SHOE PULISHING MACHINE.

J. M. WOLKOSKY APPLICATION FILED DBU. 22. MOG.

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SHOE POLISHING MACHINE.

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No. 868,313y PATENTED 0012.15, 1907. J. M` WOLKOSKY, F. MAGIDSON, S. PRINTZ & A. WOLKOSKY.

SHOE POLISHING MACHINE..

APPLIOATIAON FILED DEO.*Z2,1906.

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'Nm 868,53. .PATENTBD OCT. 15, 1907.' I. M. WOLKOSKY, P. MAGIDSON, S. PRINTZ 6L A. WOLKOSKY. SHOE PULISHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEU. 22. 1906.

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JOSEPH M. WoLI'rosKY, FRANK MAGIDSON, SAMUEL PRINTZ, AND ABRAHAM WOLKOSKY, OP

IRWIN, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNORS To WESTMORELAND AUTOMATIC MACHINE GOM- PAN'Y, or IRWIN, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OE PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOE-POLISHING MACHINE.

' Speciflcation of Letters lEx'atent.

Patented oct; 15, 1907.

Application filed December Z2, 1906. Serial No. 349,128.

To all 'whom 'it may'concem:

moreland. and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseiul Improvements in Shoe-Polish ing Machines, of which the following is a specification. v This invention relates to a machine for cleaning and polishing shoes, and is directed primarily to certain improvements inthe machine for which on June' 16, 1906, we made applicationv for Letters Patent, Serial No. 322,012. In the machine disclosed 'rn that application, vtwo brushes` are arranged to move toward and frein-each other 'at opposite sides of an interposed shoe', While a third brush' is caused' to operate on the lrontor toe portion thereof. j Inthe improved machine of this application, We have provided opposite groups of individually rotating brushes foroperating, one at a time, onA opposite' -sides oi a shoegalso a groupoi brushes for the front or -toe portion.4 connection'with' these brush groups, uwe have provided Vsi'rhplefand.effective mechanism `for vcausing the groupstoisliift. automatically, so that vthe cleaning. or scrubbing. brushes are always pre- 25. sented rst `for'p'reparing the's'urface to be-shined, and the polishing'brush last VAfor developing-the shine.

' -The invention also `embodies.variousimprovements the driving or actuatingnechanism';

ln the accompanying-drawings, Figure is a' side *elevation ofv the machine excepting the uppermost part thereof which is lsh'ovvnin Fig; la, the outer casing being Shown in sectiDIl i11` both .Views Figs 2 and. 2a

are similar views of the opposite side ofhthe machine, Fig. 2 being on the broken line 2 2 of Fig. 4. Fig. 3

4 isa plan View of the brushes and their actuating mechanisms. Fig. 5 is a detail'view of vthe toe-brush mechanism. Fig. 6 is a front -elevation of the side v arm 17, having one end normally drawn upward by a spring 18, the tendency of these springs -being to tilt the brush groups inward, or toward each other,.with the 'active brushes in contact with the shoe, such inward -position vbeing shown in fulllinesin Fig.l 6. Extend-1 ing beneath the' opposite or inner ends of each of arms 17 is the elongated .lever 19 which parallels the base of groups 4of brushes, showing'them in inward or operative position lin solid lines, and in outward position in dotted lines. Figs. 7 and' .8 are detail views of theV governor shaft and attendant mechanism, Fig. 7 being on line 7-47 of Fig. 8`. Fig. 9 is a detail view of the latch mechanism for holding the foot rest in low- 145l ered'posi'tiom the latchA being-shown projected-as in Fig. 2 for holding the rest depressed; Figql() is a similar view, showing the latch retracted as in'A Figs. l and 4. Figi 11 is a vertical sectional view ofv the v air-controlling valve. 50' The mechanism is inclosed in a casing which, consists of the upright ,portion 2 and base portion 3, the v is .afront 'elevation of the interior mechanism'. Fig.'

latter having an opening in its top which is normally closed by the depressible foot rest f1, carrying the shoe form orholder 4.

Within frame 3 are two series or groups of side brushes, the groups being movable bodily toward and from each other for operating onopposite sides of a shoe. We here showthree brushes in each group, viz. the cleaner or scrubber 5, a dauber' or polish spreader 6, and ashining or polishing brush 7.

are rotatablymounted in holder 8, and this holder is journaled on shaft 9 extending through an oscillating carrier 10, the latter being mounted at its lower end These brushes to swing on shaft 1,1.

vSecured to shaft 9 is a gear Wheel V12, and meshing therewith are the gears 13 secured to and rotating with 'the brushes. Shaft 9 is driven by chain 14' extending from a gear wheel on shaft 11. Thus, the several -brushe's rotate continuously whilezthe machineis in operation, and it isv only necessary toV provide means -for causing them tomove'successi vely to .operating position by causing the group holder 8 to1turn on'` shaft 9. Owing to the manner in which-the brushes.

areindividually rotated, holder 8 `tends 'constantly toturnwth drive gear l2 in the direction indlicatedrbyarrow a Fig. .3, and this turning tendency is relied on for presenting rst one and then another of the brushes to operative position.

The mechanism for preventing holder 8 hom'. rotat ing consists oa circular plate 15 secured to the inner end-thereof, this plate having three'notches' 1 5, onel -for each brush. Normally engaging one or 'another of 4 these `notches is the spring-held latch 16 pivoted to 4the inner end of carrier .frame 10. A lever mechanism, rpresently to be described, operates to momen- "tarily release the latch at certain periods in the operar' tion of the machine so that the brush groups may shift automatically, as above described.

At the baseofeach carrier-frame 10 is a-transverse4 frame 1 0, being 'fulcrurned at its-front end at 19, and

shaft 21. The operation of shaft 21, presently to be levers 19 at' those periods in the operation of' the maat its rear end deflected upwardly and extended bacl- I :ward, as at '19, where it is engaged'bya cam 2O on '100 described, is .so'timed as to raise cams 20 and elevate,

21% o1' the carrier lor the group of front or to .\-lnushes,

the horizontal upper portion 24 oi' the carrier trame ,being l'iinged on shalt 25 journaled in the-upper ends ol' arms 23.4 .louinaled in the outer portion oi frame 24 is shaft 25, and rotatably mounted midway between its ends on this shaft is frame 26. Journaled in one end ol' said frame is the scrubbing or cleaning brush 27, and

in the opposite end the polishing brush or buffer 28,l

the shalt ol each oi. these brushes carrying a gear 29,

which meshes with a gear wheel onshaft 25. 'The tendency ol gears 29 to turn with drive gear 3 0 is availed oi', asin the case of the side groups ol brushes, for turning holder 26 and reversing the position o brushes 27 and 28, For holding i'rame 26 against rotation, a stop projection 3.1 is extended trom each end thereof which engages the spring-held latch 32 'llie turning tendency-of frame 26 issuch as to carry its rear enddownivard, and hence latch 32 is so constructed as lo lock the i frame against such movement. Howpivoted to trame 24.'

ever at the times when it is desiredto shift the brushes, 1

latch 32 operated by a lever 33 as will bepresently described, the latch at such times being so turned `as to release stop 3l and free frame 2G. Latch 32 is preierably l'ornicd with two stop-engaging shoulders or laces, 'so' that when ra1ne26. turns-.stop 31 meineniarily engagesshoulder 34, and then settles into engagement. with hook of 34 which forms the permanent hold until the latch is operated by lever 33. The turning 'movement oi' frame 26 is thus arrested, and the jar incident to stopping it is distributed between the two points. v y l Shalt 25' is rotated by a chain 35 extending from "shaft 25, and inturn the latter is driven by chain 3G extending upwardlyirom shaft 22. Iheearrier frame for brushes 27 and y28 consisting of parts 23 and 24, is turned forward against. the pull oi' spring 23, by an up- -1iglil. lever 37, fulcrumed between i'tsends at 37], and at its upper end engaged by cam 38 on one o the shafts of a train of gearing in the upper portion oi the machine, hereinafter described.

Thedepressible foot .rest4 maintains a constant horizontal position, and when loweredplaces the sides oi the shoe vbetween the upper active brushes ofthe side groul'is, vthe si d e brushes being always in the saine position or at the saine elevation when active. The. de pressed position oi the shoehelder is also such as to canse the front group of brushes to move forward and beslightly raised or tilted owing to the forward or active brush climbing upward slightly on the shoe and exert i sn'ilir-irnt pressure thereon' for effective work. Rest 4 is sustained by a standard or bracket 39 depending from its under side, to which is pivoted the. forward ends ol' 'the two hinge-armsfl() and 4'l, pivoted at their rear ends to standard 42.4 A sprihg 43 connected to the rear end ol arm 4 ti igether wi th springs 44 and` 44', operates 1.o resist the downward movementof the toot support. and ,raises the same when tree 1o do so. When the rest is depressed, standard 39 bears on the bottom o the casing and forms a stop. When raised, the foot or link 45, pivoted to arm 4l, is drawn back and drops behind a lug 46 on the bottom ofthe casing and lo'cks the platform in raised position. Link 45 swings forward as the foot support lowers, and is drawn backward when the latter is raised by spring 45.

When the foot support is depressed, the orward end oi hinge arm 4] is engaged by the spring latch 47 which locks it in lowered position. This latch operates like an ordinary spring latch of a door, the stem 47 thereoil being connected to lever 48. To onecnd oi this lever is connected a rod 49 having a hook 49/ at its roar end, for liiting the lower extremity of link 45 over lug 4b, thereby releasing the foot rest for its downward movenient. To the other end of lever 48 is connected rod 50'which extends rearward to frame portion 2 where it connects with bell-crank lever 51 which, in turn, is

.connected to upwardly extending springend 52, the

latter at 'its upper end uniting-with the vertically sliding bar- 53. A spring 48 connected'to lever 48, together with spring-rod 52, tend to hold bar 53 lowered.

When bar 53 is in elevated position the mechanism is inactive, the bar being held raised by the combined lever and dog 54 engaging a notch in one edge thereof, as shown in Fig. 8, the lever being heldnormally in engagement. with the bar by Spring 55. The disengagement is ei'iected by depressing the outer end of lever 54 by rod 5G which extendsinto the upper por- Vtion oi casing 2 -where it is engaged by one arm ol' bell-crank lever 57, the opposite arm being engaged by the Vlongitudinally movable rod 58 of the check or coin controlled mechanism. The latter consists o a suitable guide-casing 59 which intersects the cheek or coin chute 60, leading to receptacle 61,'together with the outwardly` projecting push-rod (i2 carrying check holder.

($3 which moves over ledge 64. When the check or coin is dropped in chute 60, it lodgesin receptacle (33,' andV projects sufiiciently therefrom to engage rod 58 and push the latter inward along with the push rod,

`thus oscillating lever 57; depressing rod- 5G; and disengaging lever 54 from bar 53. The mechanism is thus set in motion as will be presently explained, this having' been accomplished by the time the coin has moved inward overrledge 64, whereupon the coin drops into receptacle 61. Rod 62 is returned to outward position by spring 62. The stem of a register R may be. arranged beneath lever 57 for registering each operation of the machine` The machine is operated by an electric motor G5 positioned in the upper portion of casing 2, and included in the. motor circuit C is a circuit breaker 66, the movable member 66 of which is loosely connected to the upper end of bar 53, so that when said bar is raised the circuit is broken, and the lowering of the bar, as when operated bythe check or coin mechanism, closes the circuit. `The circuit is alsoin control of a second breaker VG7, operated by the depressible foot-supporting mechanism, so that the circuit is not .fully closed and fthe motor started yuntil the foot rest has been lowered,

with the shoe in position between the brushes.A When the coin or check is inserted, lever 54 operated, and

bar permitted to lower, as above. described (this action being in response to the pull of spring-rod 5 2 :in d spring 54),'lever 48 is oscillated, and hook-rod 49 moved longitudinally, therebycarrying link 45forward over lug 46 and permitting the foot r'est to lower under the weight of the operators foot. When-fully lowered, circuitbreaker 67 is closed, whereupon the motor is started and the machine set in motion.

Power from the motor is transmitted to the various portions of the mechanisrn'by a train of gearing which I will now describe, The gearing is supported by suitable brackets in the upper portion of casing 2, in front of bar 53 and its associated parts. The uppermost shaft G8 'thereof comprises the -m'ain power transmitting shaft, 'being connected by belt 68 with the motor. One end of this shaft is geared directly to base shaft 22 by chain or belt 59 'for rotating the side brushes. Beneath" shaft 68 is auseries of horizontal shafts 69, 710, 71, 72, and 73, arranged one -above the other as shown.

Shafts 68 and G9 are connected by the two beltsor chains 74 and 74@ shaft 69 carrying balance wheel 75 at one end, and at its opposite end Whee'176 from which projects stop 77.' Shafts 69, 70, 71, 72, and 73 are connected by suitable gearing as shown, onepurpose of the intermediate shafts 70,'71,- and 72 being to reduce the speed transmitted to shaft 73, which latter Weterm the time or governor shaft. A further dutyof shaft 71 is to rotate cam 38 which operates lever 37, as above described, for moving .the toe-brush carrier' toward the shoe.' Extending from a: gear on shaft 7l is chain 21 whichl drives base shaft 21 for 'operating levers.l9.

I Governor shaft 73 cairies two series :of'radially projec'ting pins 78 and-79,' the former'for actuating the mechanism which releases the groups of side brushes,

.and projections 79 for similarly releasing thel group of toe-brushes, so that the brushes off each group may 'shift orchange their position.

` tuating latches lo the side" brush groups, consist of The mechanism, operated by projections 78, o'r aca rock-shaft SOhaving an 'upwardlyl projecting finger 181, engaged` and moved byproje'ctions. 78 successively.

Depending 'from oppositeends of? shaft 80 are similar fingers 82 Whichf'engage the rear edges of upright levers 83,.. eabh-of wliicl1' is :ifulcrum'ed at 83/ to a horizontal lever 84 havihg-itsbuter end84/ beneath latch 16. .The upperportions of :levers .83"a're held normally re-l tracted by spring 8 3. Each' f levers 83 extends downward below horizontal vlevier- .lfi 'andvin' front of hase shaft 21, where-'the edg'e'of the lever 'has a notch 85/ which is in the plane of, .butno'rnally out of the Pathol?, a pin 85 carried by shait'21-'.' It is onlywhen thespring-held upperend of lever'83is moved into the path of .projections 85,that`it is engaged'thereby, when lever's83 and 84 are raised 'andlatclrv 16 is o'scillated by. lever-extremity 8 4/ and momentarily disengaged from its notch in plate 15 of brush holder 8, thus' per-' mitting said holder to turn and shift the group, moving one brush out' of, and' the' nex'tbush into, -voperative position. The` period of disengagement'of latch 16 is so short. that'itis ready to engage the next notch 15- and lock the group in the next position. 1

Projections 79 on governor shaft 73 engage, lsuccessively,. the' upper'end'of and oscillate a lever 33 against' the pull of Spring 33C` When 4toe-'brush frame. 24

is in backward position, the lwer end of lever 33 is immediately-behind the springlatch 32, as shown'in autres lines in Fig. 5, and niy'opems the naar when said lever isV oscillatedzby one'ofprojections 79, when the brush-holder to turn on shaft 25/.

its lower end is 'moved'outwani into engagement with and so turns latch 32 as to release stop 3l and permit 'But the almost immediate disengagement of the lever and latch causes the latter to retract, rst partially so that the next approaching stop engages the upper surface 34 ofthe latch,

andi then fully Afor the more permanent 'engagement with surface 34 as before explained. Also secured to governor-shaft 73 is head 86 from which projects'spring arm 87 into 4the"plane of notch 53 in the edge. of' slide 53,-so that when the machine approaches the completion of 4its operation (shaft 73 making one complete' rotation for each complete operation), finger 87 enters. notch 53 and' engages and raises 'bar 53, thus opening circuit :breaker 66 and stopping the motor, and at thefsame Atime'perrnittinglever-dog 54 to engage and hold said 'barin elevated position. As a further result' df the raising'of this bar, lever '48 isi oscillated, thereby releasing the spring latch 47 from hinge-arm 4.1, Whereupon'the foot rest is raised bythe springs connected to its hinge-arms, and is automatically locked in raised position by link 45 being turned behind .lug 46. At the same time circuit breaker (i7 is opened. v Spring arm 87 remains in engagement with notch 5 3 until leverl lug 54 is again oscillated by the depression ofi-rod 56 for the next operation of the machine. l' When lever 54 is so depressed, curved link 88 connected thereto moves laterally an arm 89 'which engages and l springs arm 87 out of notch 53, and bar53 is reeto drop. Spring 89 holds arm 89 normally i'n horizontal position, aprojection 89 limiting the movementofthe arm by the spring. Arm 89 is thus pivoted and springheld so that its' oui-o1' end may be raised by spring. arm I 8 7 when the latter is raising the bar v53, the position of arm 89 being inward or at oneside' of bar87 only when the b ar is engaged by lever" dog 54, as will be understood. Y i

' To stop and lock the train of gearing in the same position each time the machine comes to restin order that vthe several parts will be in proper position for starting,

and thus securing the proper' sequence of operations, a lever 90 is so fulcrumed .that its'lower angular end 90 isoscillatedin and out of the path of stop 77 on wheel 7 G,

being in'the path of and in engagement with said stopwhen the mechanism vcornes to rest. The upper end of this lever extends past' 1eve'r-d0g54 and its outer edge is engaged by lug 54 of the latter, the arrangement 90 is oscillated against the pull of'spring 91 and its lower end moved and held out of path of stop-77. The liquid polish is contained in three cans or reser-4 voirs, twoof these cans 92 being sccuredto the inner -ends of oscillating brush carrier 10, and the third can 93, fixed centrally at the front of frame portion 3. These being such that' when lever 54 is depressed, aswhen operated` by the check controlled mechanism, lever cans are equipped with'atomizers 94 of usual form, with Y their dischargetubes' -95 extended'. toward the shoe .fthe latter in turn being vconnected by pipe 101 to air holdervin such position as to spray the polish` very jef- .i ectively over the entire surface to beshined; Air

Abrushes o1.' each group and placing,y them sut support rotatably mounted in the carrier, :i plurality of rol brushes at opposite endsof the frame, gearing for rotating,r

toting brushes carried by the support', means. merating when the carrier is away from the lfronl. of the shoe for causing the brushes lo move successively into operative position, und opposite side brushes movable toward and. away from opposite sides ofthe shoe.

brushes movable loward und from `each other for operating,r

on opposite sidespi a shoe. means operatingr automatically when the brushes are away from the shoe for shifting the operaiiyrposition, n group ot l'ront brushes movable toward and from the shoe. andmeans for automatically shifting the l'ront brushes for placing,r them successively in operative position. i Y

1J. ln :i shoe-polisbingl machine, groups of side brushes movable toward and from each other, automatic means operative when thc groups are away from the shoe fOr shitting ille brushes of each group and placing them suc-v4 for reieasing.; cacirnf the lock mechanisms, and ieverfopcrgating mechanism. i

1'1. In a shoe-polishing imichine, opposite gronps\" f indivitluniiy rotating brushes. each group being rotatably mounted 'for placing the brushes' thereof successively in operaiive-position, looking mechanism for each :.:roiipl for hold-ing tho same' normally against group rotation, levers for releasing said locking mechanisms, a rock shaft having a -par of arn1s`one for engaging und operating each of the sniri ievers,'a. third arm projecting. from the rock shaft, and a rotating;- member having a plurality of. projections adapted succ:- sively to engage said thirdarm and oseiliate the rock. shalt,

1L. -1n a shoe-polishing,r machine, two side groups of indi vidnall'y rotating brushes fm: operating on opposite 'por- `tions of n shoe. each group heingrotatably mounted, loci:

mechanism foreach group for holding the same against group rotation, n tronl: group of individually rotating.;-

brushes, said front gronpheing rotatably mounted, lloci;

mechanism for hohlilu,r the same against group rotation, a. rotatingr shaft, -two series .of projections on said shaft,

mechanism actuated by the projections of onel ofthe series for releasing izherloek mechanisms `ef the sido groups, andsively inl the brushes, a stop carried by each end of the frame, a spring-heid catch ony the carrier normally in the p-.Lth ot', and adapted to he engaged bvjone or the other of said stops for preventingl rotation of the brush-holder, and automatically acting means for sii-moving the catch as to permit the brush-holder to rotate.

1-t. 1n a shoe-polishing machine, the combination with the rotatable brush-holder having a stop-ateach end, and rotatable brushes at oppositewends of the holder, ofthe pivoted spring held latch having two stop-engaging surfaces-one in advance ofthe other`=1ud means'f'i'or so ope|- ating the catch as tocause it to present first one and then ythe other otsaidsurfaces tto each of said stops'as they approach the sinne. g

15. In a shoe polisi1ing"m'r,|eh1ne, the combination of a shoe support, a carrier movable toward n nd from a shoe resting on the support, the carrier being movable in the direction of the length of the shoe and in front of thel said support, a shifting brush holder mounted in tlie'earrier, and a plurality of brushes on the holder.

1G. In n shoe polishing machine, the combination o( a shoe support, a carrier mounted to osc'illate on a hori` zontal axis and to move toward 4and from a 'shoe resting on the support, said movement being in the direction o f th'e length of the shoe, a-shifting'hrush holder mounted in thecarrter, and n plurality 0f brushes carried by the holder.

l17. In a shoe'poiishing machine, the combination of a shoe' support, uprights adapted. to osciliate toward and from the-front of a shoe resting on'the support, a vcr-' ticaliy movable carrier extending from the'uprights toward the shoe support, shifting brush holder mounted tn and movable "ortically with the cnrr1er s1n d a plurality of brushes carried by the holder.

18. 1n a shoe polishing machine, the combination of'a f shoe support, an osciliating'carrier at each side. of the support, the axes of the carriers extending longitudinalhY of the support, means for oscillating the carriers, a piurali'ty of rotatable brushes mounted ori-each of the ca rbrush rotating means. 4 v

1). In a shoe polishing machine, a series of groups of riers with their axes' parallel with the carrier axes, and,v

brushes,v each group being operative on a given portion of v.

n shoe, means 'for moving each group toward and from the shoe, means for shifting'the brushes of each group lwhen away from the shoe, brush operating means, and

.polis-h spraying mechanism operative intermittently and' only when the brushes Aare way from the shoe.

ln testimony whereof we affix' our signatures in presence ot' two witnesses. i

` JOSEPH M WOLKOSKY.

FRANK- MAGIDSON. SAMUEL P RINTZ. ABRAHAM WOLKOSKY.

Witnesses: A

WM. Cnoons'rox, 1". L. Davis. 

